Holly Bronner Stiver is entering her 6th season as the head women's volleyball coach at Thomas More University during the 2025-26 academic year.
The 2024-25 season saw the Saints improve in DII competition as they finished with an overall record of 11-17 and a G-MAC record of 5-10. Thomas More had three student-athletes earn CSC Academic All-District honors, and four G-MAC Athlete of the Week winners.
During the 2023-24 season, Bronner Stiver led the Saints to an overall record of 7-23 and a G-MAC record of 5-14 in their first season in the NCAA Division II and Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The Saints saw three student-athletes earn CSC Academic All-District honors and three student-athletes earn G-MAC Athletes of the Week honors.
In her third season in 2022-23, Bronner Stiver led the Saints to an overall record of 17-12 and a conference record of 10-4. Thomas More made the quarterfinals of the Mid South Conference Tournament. Sam McClanahan was named to AVCA All-Region. Seven Saints were named to Academic All-Conference and four were named to the CSC Academic All-District Team. Six Saints were named Daktronics Scholar-Athletes and the Saints also earned two First Team All-Conference selections and a Second Team and Honorable Mention All-Conference selection.
In the 2021 season, Bronner Stiver led the Saints to an overall record of 26-6 and a conference record of 13-3. Emily Mohs earned Player of the Year honors in the Mid-South Conference and was an NAIA Second Team All-American. Sawyer Lorentz earned Second Team All-MSC and Asia Ferrando earned All-MSC Honorable Mention. The Saints finished the season in the Mid-South Conference Semi-Finals.
In Bronner Stiver's first season as head coach (2020-2021), she led the Saints in a 8-16 record overall and 7-11 in the conference. Emily Mohs was named to Mid-South First Team All-Conference and AVCA Southeast All-Region. Alyssa Albrinck was named Mid-south Honorable Mention.
Bronner Stiver is a 2015 graduate of Thomas More with a major in sports & entertainment marketing. She came to Thomas More from Purcell Marian High School, where she was Head Volleyball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director. Bronner Stiver coaching career includes stops at Seton High School, where she was head freshman and assistant varsity coach, and Ohio Dominican University, where she was an assistant coach. She has also coached at the club level in the Cincinnati area. Bronner Stiver earned a master's degree in sports studies at Ohio Dominican in 2018.
Bronner Stiver played three seasons as an outside hitter, right side, and setter at Thomas More after transferring from the University of the Cumberlands. She finished her three-year career with the Saints with 375 kills, 606 assists, 484 digs, 45 total blocks, and 57 service aces, and helped lead the Saints to three PAC championships.
Bronner Stiver is a Reading, Ohio native and a Mount Notre Dame High School graduate.
YEAR BY YEAR COACHING RECORD AT THOMAS MORE |
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OVERALL |
CONFERENCE |
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YEAR |
WIN |
LOSS |
WIN |
LOSS |
POSTSEASON |
2020-21 |
8 |
13 |
7 |
9 |
MSC Tournament - First Round |
2021 |
26 |
6 |
13 |
3 |
MSC Tournament - Semifinals |
2022 |
17 |
12 |
10 |
4 |
MSC Tournament - Quarterfinals |
2023 |
7 |
23 |
5 |
14 |
|
2024 |
11 |
17 |
5 |
10 |
|
Overall |
69 |
71 |
40 |
40 |
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Win % |
.492 |
.500 |
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